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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Morgan Inlet (RUS) | 72° 16' 00.0" S | 96° 00' 00.0" W | Inlet |
| Name ID: 119513 Place ID: 9840 | |||
| Morgan Inlet (USA) | 72° 16' 00.0" S | 95° 54' 00.0" W | Inlet |
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Name ID: 129096
Place ID: 9840
Ice-filled inlet about 18 mi long, with two branches, indenting the E end of Thurston Island between Lofgren and Tierney Peninsulas. Discovered in helicopter flights from USS Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Joseph R. Morgan, USN, hydrographic and oceanographic officer of USN Task Force 43 during this expedition. |
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